Guys i'm looking into getting a case for building a Intel overclocker system. So obviously, I want the best case for airflow(If I had some cardboard and all five of my dogs ran away i'd just throw it on the floor on top of the air vent, but thats not gonna happen). I've always wanted a test bench, but I know nothing about them. Looking into building off the cheapest i7 i can get. Im probably gonna have more questions with this.

I would look at the CM Elite 4xx cases, they seem to be very cheap and good, some NZXT cases, and CM 690 II. If you are overclocking the system you have in your specs, I think airflow would not matter so much as long as you have an intake fan in front and an exhaust at the back. No need HAF style cases. Alternatively, you can run with the side panel off.

Hmm well you want a full tower? The haf 932 and haf x are sweet. Or the 800d's are also really neat. You gotta give us your budget or we can go crazy with suggestions

EDIT: The NZXT Phantom is a very good case is a full tower and comes in thee different colors, red white and black. The all black is $99 on new egg and the white and red one's are $139.99. Inside comes pre painted black where as the 932's don't.

I say NZXT phantom or haf 932 as well.
But if you can find a good deal on the case i have, the Coolermaster ATCS 840, i would highly recommend it. Since it has a 230mm fan at the front, 2 230mm fans on top and a 120mm fan at the back stock, out of the box.

EDIT: The NZXT Phantom is a very good case is a full tower and comes in thee different colors, red white and black. The all black is $99 on new egg and the white and red one's are $139.99. Inside comes pre painted black where as the 932's don't.

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I beg to differ, my 932 came prepainted on the inside. Just got it in last week from NewEgg.

Hi. I'd recommend you to check the refurbished section of the coolermaster store. I've paid my stacker (which was listed at 150$) 50$, and a i7 920@4.0ghz setup with three video cards and 7 hard drive wasn't enough to fill it. That's what i call bang for the buck!

the nzxt phantom is a lovely case ive built afew systems lately with these in white and red (the online pictures dont do it justice,much nicer when set up and on),lots and lots of room, cable management is great and air flow is superb. the HAF 932 or X are really good as well

phantom will take a 14.5" card if i remember rightly (HD5870's looked lost in it..lol), comes with everything for water cooling including a little bracket so you can mount the RAD inside on the top of the case.

I'll admit to being particularly pleased with the CM690 (II), which can often be had from the egg for 50 clams shipped.

It comes with 3x120mm but you can add 4 more (up to 140mm) fans. I bought a whole bunch of Masscool 120mm fans off of mwave for $2 a pop when they had a sale bringing the total case expenditure to only $58.

I'm digging the white NZXT phantom. It looks super sexy and the fact that I can mount the radiator up top makes me smile some white tubing . I've never done a water cooling setup so i'm getting into this.

I'm digging the white NZXT phantom. It looks super sexy and the fact that I can mount the radiator up top makes me smile some white tubing . I've never done a water cooling setup so i'm getting into this.

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NZXT makes some wonderful cases! if my old NZXT M59 was big enough for the water loop i had i would have kept it.

This doesn't really make a difference, but there won't be a dedicated video card in this rig. All its for is to overclock and see how far I can push the CPU and might stick a couple terabytes of hard drive space and keep it as a storage server of some sort.

Also like others said, I also love my HAF 932 but it comes with an unpainted inside if thats a deal breaker for ya, then you can get a couple cans of spray paint and paint it

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Its not a "big" deal, BUT I would like it to look nice and kinda stick to a theme. With the Nzxt Phantom, the outside corresponds to the inside. Im almost positive I can get my hands on white and/or black tubing. I would think that the watercooling mounts come in a black color. The rad is black for sure.

Yea mine went ok, i did two coats of primer and two coats of gloss black

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It looks a heck of a lot better than what I can see mine coming out to look like. Im NOT a painter. I hate paint and everything to do with it. If it can come with it on there i'd be most pleased. Although, neighbor is a auto body painter so i'm sure I could convince him to do it for me. The door on the front has that white that specifically matches the other whites. If I were to stick an optical drive in an open front case I can see it not matching. Like the drive maybe a eggshell white or old lady white. Then the whole thing will look tacky :shadedshu